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 The House Un-American Activities Committee  Point of Order, a 1963 documentary about the McCarthy hearings, depicts the senator as fanatical and unrelenting.  Arthur Miller's The Crucible compared McCarthyism to the Salem witch trials, due to McCarthy's loose accusations and the public's paranoia. | |||||
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RATINGS: Sites are rated from 1 owl (good) to a high of 5 owls. Read more- "Communists Should Not Teach in American Colleges"
In 1949, Raymond B. Allen, then president of the University of Washington, wrote that he believed that a member of the Communist Party was not a free man. Read his article to learn how the fear of communism affected educational institutions throughout the United States.
- Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy
When members of Congress want to let another member know that they disagree with his or her behavior, they can vote to censure that member. That's precisely what happened to Joseph McCarthy in 1954. Read McCarthy's censure here, and learn more about his quick fall from favor in the eyes of the American people.
- "Are you now or were you ever ...?" by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller's Salem witch trial play, The Crucible, is perhaps the greatest and most lasting literary work inspired by the McCarthy era. Miller uses the 17th-century witch hunts to parallel the public fear and hasty accusation that characterized the early 1950s. In this Guardian article, Miller talks about his play, the era which inspired it, and his own experiences with McCarthyism.
- The Real McCarthy Record
Was McCarthyism really that bad? Has a man who was just trying to do what was best for his country been vilified by the media over the past 50 years? This article from The New American, a conservative magazine, comes to the defense of Tailgunner Joe by examining his record as a senator, the speeches he made, and the hearings he conducted.
- Roy Cohn
Joseph McCarthy didn't work alone. He had a loyal sidekick in his chief counsel, Roy Cohn. Cohn, who had prosecuted and convicted accused spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg a year earlier, proved to be as ruthless in the hearings as McCarthy himself. Years later, Cohn was disbarred for unethical and unprofessional conduct. Read about this notorious lawyer in a brief biography at this website, or explore links to information about other people who helped shape the McCarthy era.
McCarthyism
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